The village of Koniukhiv on the Stryi River is located near the M06 "Kyiv - Chop" highway, 10 kilometers southwest of Stryi. Administratively, it is a part of the Hrabovetsko-Dulibivska hromada of the Stryi district of the Lviv region.
The village was founded in 1385, when the neighboring town of Stryi was founded. According to local historians, in the days of the prince, large stables were located here, hence the name. Koniukhiv is mentioned in historical documents from the 16th century, and since then it has experienced various periods under Polish, Austrian and Soviet rule.
In 1885, the "Koniukhiv" railway station on the Stryi - Skole railway was opened in the village. The Church of St. John the Baptist was built at the beginning of the 20th century ac ...
Oleksa Hasyn Museum
Museum / gallery
The manor-museum of UPA Corporal Oleksa Hasyn opened in his native village of Koniuhiv in 2000. It is located in the family estate of the family of wealthy peasants Hasyns, in which Oleksa was born in 1910.
During the liberation struggle against the Nazi and Soviet occupiers, Oleksa Hasyn (pseudonym "Knight") was a regional colonel of the UPA, head of the UPA-West group, then chief of the UPA Main Military Staff and a close adviser to UPA commander Roman Shukhevych.
The museum exhibits personal belongings, documents related to the life of Oleksa Hasyn and his family.
Administrative status | village |
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Founded / first mentioned | 1385 |
Latitude | 49.21042 |
Longitude | 23.75708 |
Area, sq. km | 16.38 |
Population | 893 |
Postal codes | 82436 |
Region | Lviv |